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Horse Hill

Horse Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Horse Hill rises to 1,795 m in Idaho. Matterhorn stands 3,250 m to the south-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Castle Rock, a cliff 2.6 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49037214, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,795 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.05907, -115.27673

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 15
  • Coyote Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Robinson Hole: 8.9 mi
  • Whiteside Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Granite Spring: 10.6 mi
  • Chicken Spring: 12.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
Waterfalls: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Urdahl Concentrated Use Area: 17.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of Horse Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MatterhornSSW3,250 m17.9 mi
Bald PeakSSW3,208 m15.9 mi
Jarbidge PeakSSW3,207 m16.2 mi
Jumbo PeakSSW3,189 m16.8 mi
Square TopSSW3,189 m17.4 mi
Marys River PeakSSW3,189 m21.1 mi
Cougar PeakSSW3,154 m19.0 mi
Prospect PeakSSW3,137 m18.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1718:54
June solstice05:0619:3920:21
September equinox06:2918:0318:40
December solstice07:0715:2816:13

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293137425057666557463528
Precip in1.10.91.22.22.31.20.70.50.91.01.31.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Murphy (desert) HOT Springs, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358660640

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